Avama, Avāma: 12 definitions
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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Avama (अवम) refers to “intercalary days”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “We shall now proceed to give a brief description of (the qualifications of) a jyotiṣaka. [...] He must have a clear knowledge of the causes of Solar, Savana, Siderial and Lunar months as well as of intercalary lunations and intercalary days [i.e., avama]. He must have a knowledge of the beginning and end of Śaṣṭyābda (a cycle of 60 years) [Ṣaṣṭyabda?], a Yuga (5 years), Varṣa (a year), Māsa (a month), Thina (a day) and Horā (an hour) and of their lords”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Avama (अवम).—a. [av-amac Uṇādi-sūtra 5.54.]
1) Sinful, wicked.
2) Contemptible, mean, undermost, lowest.
3) Base, low, inferior (opp. parama); अनलकानलकानवमां पुरीम् (analakānalakānavamāṃ purīm) R.9.14; see अनवम (anavama); या त उक्तिरवमा या परमा (yā ta uktiravamā yā paramā) Ṛgveda 6.25.1.
4) Next, intimate.
5) Last, youngest; उतावमस्य पुरुहूत बोधि (utāvamasya puruhūta bodhi) Ṛgveda 6. 21.5. प्रद्युम्न इति विख्यातः सर्वतोऽनवमः पितुः (pradyumna iti vikhyātaḥ sarvato'navamaḥ pituḥ) Bhāgavata 1.55.2.
6) decreasing.
-maḥ 1 A protector.
2) A class of Manes; त्रिविधाः पितरः अवमा ऊर्वाः काव्याश्च (trividhāḥ pitaraḥ avamā ūrvāḥ kāvyāśca).
-mam 1 Sin.
2) A lunar day exactly coinciding with a solar one; the difference between a Chāndra (29 days, 31 Ghaṭikās and 5 palas) and a solar month (3 days); तिथ्यन्तद्वयमेको दिनवारः स्पृशति यत्र तद्भवत्यवमदिनम् (tithyantadvayameko dinavāraḥ spṛśati yatra tadbhavatyavamadinam) Jyotiṣa.
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Avāma (अवाम).—a.
1) Not left, right.
2) Favourable, not adverse.
3) Inauspicious, inelegant.
Avama (अवम).—mfn.
(-maḥ-mā-maṃ) Low, vile, inferior, base. n.
(-naṃ) A lunar day, exactly coinciding with a solar one. E. ava to preserve, &c. ama Unadi aff.
Avama (अवम).—[ava + ma], adj., f., mā, Low.
Avama (अवम).—[adjective] lowest, vilest; nearest, next; latest last.
1) Avama (अवम):—mf(ā)n. undermost, inferior, lowest base, [Ṛg-veda] etc.
2) next, intimate, [Ṛg-veda]
3) last, youngest, [Ṛg-veda vi, 21, 5], (ifc. with numerals) less by, [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya]
4) n. ([scilicet] dina) or (āni) [plural] the difference (expressed in days of twenty-four hours) existing between the lunar months and the corresponding solar ones, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā etc.]
5) Avamā (अवमा):—[=ava-√mā] ([indeclinable participle] -māya) to measure off, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā]
Avama (अवम):—[(maḥ-mā-maṃ) a.] Low. n. Lunar days.
Avama (अवम):—
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Avama (अवम):—
2) n. (sc. dina), gew. pl. der Unterschied zwischen einem Cāndra- (= [?29 Tage, 31] Ghaṭikā und [50] Pala) und einem Sāvana-Monat (= [30] Tage); insbes. der zu 60 Ghaṭikā (= 24 Stunden) angewachsene Unterschied, welcher bei der Ausgleichung abgezogen wird (daher auch kṣayāha benannt), [Siddhāntaśiromaṇi] [?(GOLĀDHY). 4, 12. Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 2, Abs. 4.] rātra dass. [UTPALA] ebend. Vgl. avamadinakṣayayoḥ paribhāṣā [Oxforder Handschriften 86,b,2.]
Avama (अवम):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) — a) der unterste (örtlich und im Range). avamatama der allerniedrigste [Maitrāyaṇi 4,7,6.] — b) der nächste (zeitlich und dem Verhältnisse nach). — c) der letzte , jüngste. — d) nach einem Zahlwort um — weniger. —
2) m. Pl. Bez. best. Manen. [Tāṇḍyabrāhmaṇa 1,5,9.] [Lāṭyāyana’s Śrautasūtra 2,5,14.] —
3) n. ein bei der Zeitausgleichung auszuscheidender Tag Comm. zu [Bhāskara’s Golādhyāya (Kern) 4,12.] gew. Pl. der Unterschied zwischen einem Mondund einem Sāvana-Monat ; insbes. der zu 24 Stunden angewachsene Unterschied , welcher bei der Ausgleichung abgezogen wird. divasa m. Comm. zu [Āryabhaṭa 3,6.] und rātra m. [Indische studien von Weber 10,309] dass.
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Avāma (अवाम):—Adj. nicht der linke , der rechte [Hemacandra's Prākrit 38,b,7.]
Avama (अवम) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Oma, Omiṇa.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Avāma (अवाम) [Also spelled avam]:—(nm) the people, common man.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Avama (ಅವಮ):—
1) [adjective] of low quality, status, rank, etc.; inferior.
2) [adjective] morally base or evil; wicked; depraved; vile.
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Avama (ಅವಮ):—[noun] = ಅವಮೆ [avame].
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Avāma (ಅವಾಮ):—
1) [adjective] that is not left; right.
2) [adjective] moving clockwise.
3) [adjective] not deviating from the straight or correct path (fig. also).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches (+0): Ma, Ava.
Starts with (+13): Avamaccu, Avamadda, Avamaddaga, Avamaddati, Avamadina, Avamagga, Avamajj, Avamajja, Avamajjana, Avamajjayana, Avamakam, Avamakku, Avamalai, Avamalika, Avamalina, Avaman, Avamana, Avamanabhava, Avamanalabdheshu, Avamanam.
Full-text (+11): Umma, Anavama, Avamatankusha, Avadahati, Ekavama, Oma, Omasati, Avamashesha, Omina, Arama, Nyunaha, Anavamadarshin, Avamana, Omaraka, Avamatippu, Tithikshaya, Avam, Avamakam, Ava, Apama.
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